Sports Updates

The Tolar Lady Ratlers won three and lost three in the Snyder Tournament this weekend, going 1-2 on Friday’s opening day of play and 2-1 on Saturday. Tolar (4-9) defeated Forsan 4-3 before falling 18-6 to Brownfield and 8-1 to Snyder JV. Saturday, they lost 9-2 to Greenwood before defeating Lubbock Trinity 19-2 and Post 16-4.…

The Granbury Pirates got a two-hit shutout from freshman pitcher Lachlyn McPhie as they defeated Fort Smith, Ark. 1-0 Saturday at Tidwell Field. The Pirates (5-2-1) also played Keller to a 4-4 tie in a second game that went nine innnings. They open District 8-5A Tuesday at Burleson.…

The Granbury Pirates returned home early Friday when the Denison Baseball Tournament was canceled. They played two games, defeating Mustang, Okla. 3-0 and losing 11-9 to Timber Creek. The Pirates (4-2) will play two more at home Saturday, at noon against Fort Smith, Ark. and Haltom at 2 p.m.…

The Tolar boys took first place in the Hico track meet Thursday, scoring 182 points to 119 for Hico. The Lady Rattlers finished second in their division with 126 points to first-place Hamilton’s 159. Both teams are home next Thursday for the Rattler Relays.…

The Granbury Lady Pirates defeated Everman 10-4 in a District 8-5A softball game Friday afternoon at GHS Field. With the victory, the Lady Pirates improved to 1-1 in district (1-6 overall). Granbury is back in action Tuesday at home against Cleburne at 5:30 p.m.…

The Granbury Pirates opened the Denison Tournament Thursday with a 6-1 victory against Terrell, followed by a 1-1 tie with McKinney. However, the tie will also go down as a victory because the Pirates won the tiebreaker with more runners reaching base. Granbury (3-1) continues play Friday in the tournament.…

Finall, the Granbury Lady Pirates and Burleson Lady Elks played their District 8-5A opening softball game today (Thursday) in Burleson. The Lady Elks won 9-0. The Lady Pirates (0-6 overall) are home against Everman Friday for two games, JV at noon and varsity at 2 p.m.…

The Tolar Rattlers’ baseball game at Hico was canceled Wednesday when Hico was forced to play a makeup game with another opponent. The Rattlers (3-1-1) will next play Friday at home against Gordon to open District 13-2A play.…